Effects of sintering atmosphere on the microstructure and mechanical property of sintered 316L stainless steel

In the present work, N 2, N 2+H 2, Ar and Ar+H 2, were used as the sintering atmosphere of Metal Injection Molded 316L stainless steel respectively. The influences of the sintering atmospheres on C, O, N contents of the sintered specimens, sintered density, grain morphology and mechanical properties were investigated. The results show that C, O, N contents of the sintered specimens can be controlled in permitted low values. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the specimen sintered in N 2+H 2 atmosphere are 765 MPa and 32% respectively. Using Ar and Ar+H 2 as the sintering atmosphere, the density of the sintered specimens is 98% of the theoretical density; the pores are uniformly distributed as small spherical shape and the grain size is about 50 μm. The mechanical properties of the specimen, i.e. ultimate tensile strength 630 MPa, yield strength 280 MPa, elongation 52%, HRB 71, are much better than those of the American Metal Powder Industries Federation(MPIF) 35 Standard after being sintered in Ar+H 2.

Fe-Mo-B Enhanced Sintering of P/M 316L Stainless Steel

Liquid-phase enhanced sintering of powder metallurgy（P/M）316L stainless steel by addition of sintering aids was studied.2%-8% of pre-alloyed Fe-Mo-B powder with two different particle sizes was added as sintering aids,and the specimens were sintered in vacuum at 1 200-1 350 ℃.The results show that the fine Fe-Mo-B powder（5-10 μm）has stronger activated effect.The sintered density increases with the increase in sintering aid content or sintering temperature.Warm compaction has a better effect on the control of dimensional precision of compacts.The prealloyed Fe-Mo-B powder deviated from Mo2FeB2 component can also be sintering aid of P/M 316L stainless steel.

Global nonequilibrium energy criterion for predicting strength of 316L stainless steel under complex loadings:Theoretical modeling and experimental validation

Classical strength criteria are developed based on some empirical assumptions and have been widely used in engineering to predict material strength owing to their simplicity. In some cases, however, considerable discrepancies arise between classicalstrength-criteria-based theoretical predictions and experimental results. Recently, a global nonequilibrium thermodynamics model has made important progress over classical models without resorting to any empirical assumptions. A prominent advance of this rational energy model is that it straightforwardly determines the dissipation energy density function, which is pertinent to inherent material ductility, through simple uniaxial and equi-biaxial tensions. In this study, a brief introduction of the nonequilibrium energy model was followed by systematic experimental investigation to determine the dissipation energy function and predict the material strength of pristine 316 L stainless steel-commonly used in engineering-under complex loadings. The results indicated that the strength contours predicted by the nonequilibrium energy criterion for complex loadings are consistent with the experimental results obtained for biaxial tension, implying that the nonequilibrium thermodynamics model is both reasonable and reliable. The prediction error was presumed to be induced by the anisotropy of the 316 L stainless steel sheets.

Gelcasting of 316L stainless steel

A novel near-net process, gelcasting, was successfully used to prepare larger size 316L stainless steel parts with complex shape. In this study, the effects of process parameters on the viscosity of the slurry and the dry green strength were investigated. The results show that gas atomization （GA） powder is more suitable for gelcasting compared with water atomization （WA） powder. The maximum solid loading is 55vo1% for ball-milled slurry with GA powders. And the optimum amounts of monomers （acrylamide （AM）＋methylenebisacrylamide （MBAM）; the mass ratio, 30：1） and initiator in the AM system are 1.8% （based on the weight of metal powder） and 0.8%-1.4% （based on the weight of monomers）, respectively, at which, the maximum green strength obtained is 33.7 MPa. The mechanical properties of the sintered specimen are as follows： ultimate tensile strength, 493 MPa; yield strength, 162 MPa; and HRB, 72.

烧结温度对不锈钢(316L)致密性及强度的影响

以不锈钢（３１６Ｌ）粉为原料，经 １００ＭＰａ冷成型于空气中以不同温度烧结．通过测定其相对密度、线收缩率和抗弯强度，研究温度对材料致密化和强度的影响．结果表明：烧结温度升高，相对密度和抗弯强度增加，温度超过 １２００℃时两者的增加趋于平缓．

316L不锈钢粉末注射成形件的烧结致密化行为

为了控制粉末注射成形零件的最终尺寸精度和力学性能,对316L不锈钢粉末注射成形件的烧结致密化行为进行了试验研究,分析了烧结温度和升温速率对试件致密化行为以及烧结件力学性能的影响.试验结果表明,致密化过程始于1080℃左右,主要在1200～1300℃的升温过程中快速进行,致密化速率随着升温速率的升高而升高.烧结件的抗拉强度、抗弯强度以及延伸率,不但取决于致密化程度,而且与微观结构有关.分析表明,将基于扩散控制和强度控制的烧结理论结合,可以有效地解释316L不锈钢粉末的致密化行为,需在现有的烧结模型中考虑强度影响因素,才能更真实地模拟烧结过程.

医用316L不锈钢表面酸预处理工艺研究

研究酸洗预处理对高分子涂层在不锈钢表面粘附强度和浸润性的影响,利用SEM、AFM、RA-IR及接触角测试等技术分析了316L不锈钢表面经不同工艺酸处理前后基体表面微结构、化学状态及润湿性的变化。结果表明,适当的酸处理能显著提高聚乙烯-乙烯醇共聚物(EVAL)涂层在316L不锈钢表面的附着力及它在金属表面的浸润性。

铜包覆石墨烯增强316L奥氏体不锈钢力学性能研究

采用分子水平混合和低速球磨的方法制备铜包裹石墨烯/316 L不锈钢复合粉体,通过放电等离子烧结制备石墨烯增强316 L奥氏体不锈钢复合材料,研究铜及石墨烯对复合材料密度、硬度和拉伸性能的影响,并对拉伸断口形貌进行了分析.结果表明:通过分子混合和球磨混合可制备铜包裹石墨烯与不锈钢均匀混合的复合粉体.烧结过程石墨烯结构保持完整.铜包裹石墨烯增强体可明显改善烧结不锈钢复合材料的密度、硬度、抗拉强度和屈服强度,使其分别提高3.6%、17.4%、35.8%和34.5%.

Healing Behavior of Micropores in Powder Metallurgy 316L Stainless Steel during Hot Forging and Heat Treatment

The healing behavior of micropores in powder metallurgy （P/M） 316L stainless steel during hot forging and subsequent heat treatment was studied. The results showed that hot forging can improve the homogeneity of the pore size and enhance the relative density of material in varying degree due to different forging temperatures. As a re- sult of deformation and diffusion bonding at high temperature, the irregular pores were spheroidized and finally turned into stable inner grain pores. The comparison of compression behavior between P/M and wrought dense mate rials has shown that the pores can either be the obstacles of dislocation movement or be the nucleation sites accelera- ting the reerystallization according to the difference of deformation temperatures.

Micro-FAST中升温速率和烧结温度对零件致密化的影响

采用Gleeble-1500D热模拟机对316L不锈钢粉末进行烧结,制备出尺寸为Φ1.0 mm×1.0 mm的微型零件,并研究了升温速率和烧结温度对微型零件微观组织及性能的影响。结果表明:随着升温速率和烧结温度的提高,烧结试样体系的孔隙数量减少,试样的相对密度增加;在升温速率为50℃/s、烧结温度为900℃时,得到了近全致密的试样,且烧结温度低于传统烧结方法的烧结温度;试样最大轴向尺寸变化出现在快速升温阶段,说明在多物理场活化烧结微成形中升温速率对致密化的贡献比烧结温度更大。